Зарубежная современная проза — Michelle Kelly

Every parent’s worst nightmare… Eight years ago, Lucy and Ethan Randall’s little boy, Jack, was abducted and murdered by teenager Terry Prince. A moment’s distraction had ripped a family apart – and with the loss of their son came the collapse of the Randalls’ marriage. Tortured by memories, Lucy was left to battle her grief while raising her remaining son alone.Now, Jack’s killer has walked free, giving him the second chance at life that little Jack never had. Lucy’s wounds newly opened, her...

She was supposed to keep them safe.She was their only hope and she had failed.Fifteen year old Jenna’s parents would never approve of her new boyfriend. But he says he loves her. So, even if she hates the way his friends look at her, nothing will stop Jenna sneaking out. After all, what her parents don’t know about her could fill a book.On the other side of town, social worker Rachael Morris is devastated when a girl she had sworn to protect, Kitty Lewis, is found murdered. And while she failed...

Scotland 1809Jasper, Laird of Glendir, notorious womanizer and spy, has reluctantly returned home for his current mission. The ghosts of the past surround him, although one «apparition» running through his estate at night proves to be very tempting–the half-naked Lady Amelia Hedburn. The rake in Jasper cannot resist his new neighbor's obvious charms–until he discovers she's a virgin.After a lifetime spent being the perfect Society lady, Amelia is on the run from a forced marriage. But the wild...

Penniless and homeless, beautiful Juliana Hearnshaw’s virginity is her most bankable asset, and now the gently-bred young woman must sell herself to a wealthy, elderly patron who will pay handsomely for her company.But on her way to her first assignation, Juliana falls into the hands of a mysterious highwayman – who makes no secret of his desire for her!Juliana should be afraid – only somehow she finds herself trusting this dark-eyed rogue. Dare she take a chance and, for one night, experience...

Summoned to Rome for her skills as an apothecary, Bella has already had more than enough of the wickedly decadent papal court. Though protected—for now—by the powerful Borgia family, she knows her very life depends on accomplishing the task she has been set.But perhaps the greatest danger Bella faces is her own desire for the darkly seductive Marco Corelli, better known as the Rogue Assassin. And when she is implicated in a deadly plot, can she trust her lover with her secrets—or her heart?